Black sabbath film7/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() "It just lasted a second, but it freaked me out." Not only did the group rename itself after the same song, but its scary lyrics and sinister sound pushed them, permanently, in a heavier, darker direction. "I woke up in a dream world and there was this black thing, staring at me," he later told Rolling Stone. The group's lead singer, Ozzy Osbourne, and bass player, Geezer Butler, had seen the film and decided to write a song with that title. One night, after seeing a 1963 film called Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler had a nightmare that ultimately inspired a song of the same name. 'Black Sabbath' was lifted from the title of a 1963 horror movie starring Boris Karloff directed by the Italian filmmaker Mario Bava. ![]() Although Iommi briefly left to (unsuccessfully) play with Jethro Tull, he quickly returned, and the band soldiered on. directed by Mario Bava Italy / France / USA 1963 Black Sundaywas such a huge hit that a follow-up was swiftly demanded, and horror maestro Mario Bava duly devised this three-part horror anthology blending modern and period stories. (Interestingly, Iommi, who knew and disliked Ozzy from school, was initially opposed to his inclusion.) However, unconvinced of Phillips' and Clarke's dedication to the project, the group disbanded and quietly reformed as a four-piece called Earth. Fittingly released on Friday the 13th in February 1970, Black Sabbath's self-titled debut album entwines dark, disturbing lyrics with heavy propulsive music freighted with gravitas and dread in a. Black Sabbath at Piccadilly Circus, London in 1970 (left to right: Iommi, Ward, Osbourne, Butler) Black Sabbath was released on Friday the 13th, February 1970, and reached number eight in the UK Albums Chart. At the time, drummer Bill Ward, slide guitarist Jimmy Phillips, saxophonist Alan "Aker" Clarke, and guitarist Tony Iommi recruited bassist Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne for vocals. ![]()
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